Table 1 |
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Laboratory findings during the course of the syndrome |
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Laboratory parameters |
5th day of illness (admission to another hospital) |
15th day of illness (admission to our hospital) |
17th day of illness (initiation of prednisone) |
20th day of illness (3rd day on prednisone) |
57th day of illness (termination of prednisone) |
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Leukocytes (/μl) |
26,500 |
25,050 |
22,770 |
15,550 |
13,140 |
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Neutrophils (%) |
47 |
71 |
74 |
54 |
19 |
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Lymphocytes (%) |
40 |
21 |
18 |
32 |
73 |
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Hemoglobin (g/dl) |
11.9 |
9.8 |
9.2 |
9.5 |
14.2 |
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Platelets (/μl) |
559,000 |
986,000 |
807,000 |
889,000 |
491,000 |
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ESR (mm/1st hour) |
57 |
100 |
102 |
59 |
4 |
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CRP (mg/l) |
100 |
30 |
60 |
12 |
3 |
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Blood urea nitrogen (mg/dl) |
22 |
11 |
13 |
14 |
21 |
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Serum creatinine (mg/dl) |
0.5 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
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Serum potassium (meq/l) |
4.8 |
4.3 |
3.6 |
3.5 |
4.5 |
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Serum sodium (meq/l) |
137 |
135 |
135 |
135 |
138 |
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AST (IU/l) |
37 |
46 |
34 |
27 |
42 |
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ALT (IU/l) |
11 |
17 |
21 |
22 |
15 |
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Makis et al. Journal of Medical Case Reports 2010 4:281 doi:10.1186/1752-1947-4-281 |
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